vox clamantis in deserto

Latin

Etymology

From Mark 1:3 and Isaiah 40:3 in the Vulgate; literally, “the voice of one crying out in the wilderness”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯oːks klaːˈman.tis in deːˈser.toː/, [u̯oːks̠ kɫ̪äːˈmän̪t̪ɪs̠ ɪn d̪eːˈs̠ɛrt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /voks klaˈman.tis in deˈser.to/, [vɔks kläˈmän̪t̪is in d̪eˈs̬ɛrt̪o]

Phrase

vōx clāmantis in dēsertō

1. voice in the wilderness; a prophet who is not listened to